RobWork 0.5 Released

25/6/2010:

Dear All

We are pleased to inform you that a new RobWork and RobWorkStudio release (version 0.5.0) is now available. The source code can be found in the download section of the homepage. The binary versions will follow shortly.

New RobWork features in this release includes:

- New structure for rw::geometry package in RobWork.

- Updated rwlibs::drawable to use rw::geometry and share a common representation.

- New structure for collision detection.

- The lua script interface has been updated

- Enhancement to cmake structure to enable maintaining both a debug and a release version simultanously

- Support Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 and MinGW 4.4

- Introduction of rwlibs::simulation for simulation sensors

- Plugin structure for RobWork.

New RobWorkStudio features in this release includes:

- Updated to match RobWork version 0.5

- New CMake structure

- Added plugin for lua scripting

- Added plugin for sensor visualization

- Introduction of reusable GUI components for image viewing and opengl view.

On SVN this release can be found in the branch “release-0.5”. The content will be merged into the trunk at the end of this week.

Best regards

Jimmy and Lars-Peter

New RobWork features in this release includes:

- New structure for rw::geometry package in RobWork.

- Updated rwlibs::drawable to use rw::geometry and share a common representation.

- New structure for collision detection.

- The lua script interface has been updated

- Enhancement to cmake structure to enable maintaining both a debug and a release version simultanously

- Support Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 and MinGW 4.4

- Introduction of rwlibs::simulation for simulation sensors

- Plugin structure for RobWork.

New RobWorkStudio features in this release includes:

- Updated to match RobWork version 0.5

- New CMake structure

- Added plugin for lua scripting

- Added plugin for sensor visualization

- Introduction of reusable GUI components for image viewing and opengl view.

Best regards

Jimmy and Lars-Peter

Description

RobWork is a framework for simulation and control of robotics with emphasis on industrial robotics and their applications.

Major goals of this framework:

• Provide a single framework for offline and online robot programming including modelling, simulation and (realtime)control of robotics

Target audience:

• Researchers who needs a common framework for experimental robotics
• Students who wants to experiment with concepts of robotics
• Implementers of robot applications